#9838B2#9838B2

#9838B2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.196 H 318.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9838B2
RGB	rgb(152, 56, 178)
HSL	hsl(287, 52%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(287, 69%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.6%, 68.5%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.34, 57.38, -46.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.34, 73.92, 320.93°)
OKLab	oklab(52.79% 0.1465 -0.1306)
OKLCH	oklch(52.79% 0.196 318.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.3978, 12.7191, 43.3861)
Luminance	0.1272 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9838B2 #52B238

analogous

#5B38B2 #9838B2 #B2388F

triadic

#9838B2 #B29838 #38B298

tetradic

#9838B2 #B25B38 #52B238 #388FB2

square

#9838B2 #B25B38 #52B238 #388FB2

split-complementary

#9838B2 #8FB238 #38B25B

monochromatic

#481B55 #702983 #9838B2 #B45CCC #C98ADA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.93

#9838B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#9838B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9838B2

5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9838B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9838B2	1.00	5.93	3.54	5.93
#FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E67AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#974F71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9838b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 56, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.196 318.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba76ca',
    500: '#9838b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9838b2;
$custom-light: #ba76ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9838b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.213,
    "s": 52.137,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52793,
    "c": 0.19625,
    "h": 318.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12718
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9838B2

secondary

#90C581

accent

#DC4C6B

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F7EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#120913

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9838B2

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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